Name, Place and Historic Importance(solved by Jim)

[Richard Quartermaine]

Living in a confined space aboard ship makes tolerance. I am so glad I had that stroke of luck.
You keep well too Cappy,
Richard

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No Jim, that's in the Sunda Strait on the Sumatra side. These two different places are thousands of miles away to the East.

I'll give a clue tomorrow morning + 12 GMT
Richard

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No Cappy, but you have struck a chord in as much as one of two places are associated with Uncle Sam. I am looking for the name of the place and the activity in the photo named quizb.
Richard

[Chris Allman]

Could it be Hawaii I wonder Hawaii and Tonga

[Richard Quartermaine]

OOOH - it's neither Chris but keep in mind there are two photos and Melanesia and Polynesia are in this exercise in the Southern Hemisphere.

It's 11pm and I'm turning in.
Good night,
Richard

[Jim Brady]

Richard seeing you have mentioned Uncle Sam how about a battle like Iwo Jima.
Regards.
jim.B.

Stars_and_Stripes_on_Mount_Suribachi_(Iwo_Jima).jpg

[Jim Brady]

I'l try two more Guadalcanal and Bora Bora.

[Chris Allman]

Wild guess but considering the time of the year is it Easter Island, famous for its giant heads and Christmas Island discovered on Christmas Day and renowned for its crabs ( the shellfish types )

[John Albert Evans]

Is is Sand Island and Eastern Island.

John

[Richard Quartermaine]

Happy Easter. It's a beautiful Easter Sunday morning.

Dealing firstly with the picture 1. This was once the capital of a colony and 2. "Rain" features prominently here.

Cheers, Richard

[John Callon]

I will take a punt on the island of Hawaii where Captain Cook was killed by the natives
Regards
John

[John Albert Evans]

The Gilbert and Ellice Islands, now Kiribati and Tuvalo.Capital Tarawa

John